How to play poker
with unpleasant people

Sometimes, you won’t avoid playing poker with people who
are unpleasant; this is the most irritating and difficult part
of the game. You should never forget that poker is a social
game, played for both pleasure and fun, unfortunately you won’t
get the opportunity to always choose whom to play with, and
apparently that is when you find people you don’t like or are
particularly important.
It is therefore important to find a special way of conducting
yourself when you find such people. Here are some three tips to
help you handle unpleasant poker opponents:

Unpleasant People at an Online Poker Room - Handling unpleasant people at
an online poker room is quite an easy task. All you need to do
is basically turn chat off, as simple as that. Avoiding
unpleasant opponents online is the simplest thing and one great
benefit of playing online. You will play with them, yes, but you
won’t have to listen to their insults or anything they will
manage to say throughout the game. They might do such things as
taking long to act or move all-in on every hand but these things
are part of the game and you will have to tolerate them. Make
sure that you play a good game in order to put them off.

Unpleasant People in a Live Poker Room - Live poker is a completely
different story. If you are apparently sitting with an
unpleasant person on one table, then it will be difficult, in
fact completely impossible to shut them off. On the other hand
there is an alternative, if the player’s behavior is irritating,
like for instance throwing cards, shouting, or apparently
touching other players’ chips, you can call the floorperson’s
attention immediately, and he will be able to take action.
However if the problem concerns such issues as poor smell or
general grooming, it will be difficult to have them removed,
therefore you can request the floorperson to shift you to the
next table, this will apparently solve the problem.

Take Advantage - Never forget that you may want to balance how unpleasant
our opponent is with his playing capability. Most often, the
most annoying players never play poker well, since strong and
pro players need a calm environment to concentrate on the game.
Use such tactics as busting the unpleasant player, and in turn
use the opportunity to play a true perfect game. You will find
yourself winning the game without any doubts. But of course if
the player is consistently putting you off and you end up
loosing, then you should change tables immediately.

Poker needs patience at times but
tolerating an unpleasant player is almost impossible. You need a
cool and stress free environment in order to come out winning
the game well enough. Therefore, make sure that you avoid any
circumstances that might make you loose the game, like playing
with unpleasant players. However applying the above tactics will
help you a lot in getting away with such players, try it today
on unpleasant players and you will be surprised!